Peter Beard

The Stunning Photographs of Stan Shaffer

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If you've never heard of photographer Stan Shaffer, who captured the cream of cultural bohemia in the golden age of the '60s and '70s, now's the time to rectify that courtesy of über-luxe German publisher teNeues. You Should Have Been With Me is a massive scrapbook culled from Shaffer's stunning archive, with intimate portraits of celebs of the day including Gloria Vanderbilt, Angelica Huston, Andy Warhol, Halston, Calvin Klein, Peter Beard, Cheryl Tiegs, Grace Jones, Jerry Hall, Brooke Shields and Mariel Hemingway. These are interspersed with sexy fashion snaps and outtakes of sessions with supermodels on yachts and in Porsches once the "work" was done. In diary form Shaffer shares extracts from his extraordinary life at the nexus of New York's art, fashion and cinema worlds, at glitzy parties "where everyone is somebody and they're all dressed to kill!" Shaffer's journey was that of a "voyeur, participant, invited guest and documentarian" wrapped into one; sadly he died during the final stages of production on this book, which now serves as a fitting legacy for an artist who deserves more recognition.

Tags: 1960s, 1970s, Andy Warhol, art, books, Calvin Klein, celebrity, coffee table books, fashion, Jerry Hall, New York, Peter Beard, photographer, photography, Stan Shaffer, style, teNeues

Nude Supermodels and More in Sotheby's Sale

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Filed under: Auctions, Art

On October 9th in New York, Sotheby's will stage a stunning sale of photographs including several nude portraits of supermodels, with work from the likes of Chuck Close, Peter Beard, Robert Mapplethorpe, Helmut Newton and more. One of the top lots is a series of six full frontal nudes of Kate Moss by Chuck Close taken in 2003, estimated at $100,000 - $150,000. Another high-priced draw is a portfolio of 12 semi-nude images of Marilyn Monroe taken in 1962 by Lawrence Schiller, estimated at $50,000 - $70,000. Two Peter Lindbergh portraits of Mick Jagger taken in 1995 are estimated at $30,000 - $50,000. And a nude of Stephanie Seymour by Richard Avedon taken in 1992 is estimated at $20,000 - $30,000, while this relatively tame image of Nadja Auermann by Irving Penn from 1994 is also a relative bargain at $6,000 - $9,000.

Tags: celebrity, Chuck Close, ChuckClose, Helmut Newton, HelmutNewton, Irving Penn, IrvingPenn, Kate Moss, KateMoss, Marilyn Monroe, MarilynMonroe, Mick Jagger, MickJagger, New York, NewYork, nude, Peter Beard, PeterBeard, photographs, photography, Richard Avedon, RichardAvedon, Sothebys, Stephanie Seymour, StephanieSeymour, supermodels

Helmut Newton & Peter Beard Star in Sotheby's Sale

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Filed under: Auctions, Art

Masterful works by Helmut Newton and Peter Beard star in Sotheby's Photographs sale in London on Tuesday. Prices have come down from their pre-crash levels so no doubt many of the lots will seem like relative bargains when the market recovers. The sale's highlight is Newton's sexy Mannequins Quai D'Orsay, Paris, 1977 (above), estimated at about $18,000 - $27,000. Also on offer is his Winnie at the Negresco, Nice, 1975, est. at about $9,000 - $12,000. Among the Beard works in the sale are Cheetah Cub Orphans in Mweiga, 1968, est. at about $22,000 - $30,000, and From 'The End of the Game', 1964, est. at about $15,000 - $23,000.

Tags: Helmut Newton, HelmutNewton, Peter Beard, PeterBeard, photographs, Sothebys

The 2009 Pirelli Calendar by Peter Beard

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For the past 40 years, Italian tire company Pirelli has issued a limited-edition calendar to a select list of VIPs - the kind who have fleets of Pirelli-shod Ferraris. They always feature plenty of nude and semi-nude supermodels. The 2009 Pirelli Calendar has an African theme and was shot in Botswana by famed photographer Peter Beard with models including the stunning Isabeli Fontana, Malgosia Bela, Daria Werbowy and Raquel Zimmermann, along with a fleet of agreeable elephants and not a lot of clothes. Unless you're on the list, getting your hands on an actual calendar may be difficult, but check out the gallery for a preview.

Gallery: 2009 Pirelli Calendar

Tags: Africa, Botswana, Ferrari, Peter Beard, PeterBeard, Pirelli, Pirelli Calendar, PirelliCalendar, Supermodels

More Nude Supermodels on the Auction Block

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Filed under: Auctions

Following Christie's' successful photo auction earlier this month where a nude of First Lady of France Carla Bruni fetched $91,000, the auction house is staging another sale of stunning images in a couple of weeks. The eye-popping event, taking place in London on May 15, features another photo by Michel Comte, who took the Bruni pic. The new one is of Brazilian bombshell Gisele Bundchen from 1999, and carries an estimate of $12,000 - $16,000.

Also included is an Albert Watson portrait of Kate Moss from 1993 (pictured here, est. $16,000 - $20,000), a Peter Beard photo of Salvador Dali in 1963 (est. $24,000 - $35,000), Richard Avedon's iconic 1981 image of Nastassja Kinski and a friendly boa constrictor (est. $30,000 - $40,000), and Lewis Morley's famous 1963 shot of Christine Keeler (est. $8,000 - $12,000), the model who was at the crux of a famous British government scandal in the '60s.

In addition, there are works by Ansel Adams, Diane Arbus, Robert Mapplethorpe, and William Eggleston on offer. The 115-lot auction is expected to bring in over $3 million.

[via Men.Style]

Gallery: London Photo Auction

Tags: Albert Watson, AlbertWatson, Carla Bruni, CarlaBruni, Christies, Christine Keeler, ChristineKeeler, Diane Arbus, DianeArbus, Gisele Bundchen, GiseleBundchen, Kate Moss, KateMoss, Michel Comte, MichelComte, Peter Beard, PeterBeard, Richard Avedon, RichardAvedon

Ashton's Christmas Gift to Demi

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Filed under: Art

We mentioned the Peter Beard Limited Edition Art Book a while ago, but with only 2,250 books available, we assumed that they would sell out to collectors quietly. This was definitely not the case, as the gossip magazines/blogs are reporting that Ashton Kucher just picked one up this week as a Christmas gift for Demi Moore. He bought it at Barney's in Beverly Hills for $2,500. The book has over 500 pages of photographs and diary entries from Beard and each copy has been signed by Beard himself. A stand is included with purchase so that the book can be showcased more elegantly than the average coffee table book.

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Peter Beard Limited Art Edition Book

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Peter Beard is an artist and photographer who became famous during the 1960s for his work in Africa, where he "photographed and documented the demise of over 35,000 elephants" before working on several art installations, participating in fashion photography and collaborating on projects with Andy Warhol, Andrew Wyeth, Richard Lindner, Terry Southern, Truman Capote, and Francis Bacon. The Peter Beard Limited Art Edition Book is a collection of 200 pages of diaries and 300 pages of photo collages by Beard, and is accompanied by a volume with indexes and caption for all the images, as well as an interview with Beard and a good deal of biographical information. It is part of a limited edition of 2,250, each one signed by Beard and a wonderful piece for fans of the artist to add to their collection. Price: $1,900.